The plan paid off on Saturday, March 30, at 11:18 p.m. when the networked camera caught a 29-year-old Saginaw Township man in the act, prompting a police response and arrest, according to Saginaw Township Police Department Lt. Gary Grauf.

Someone from the company watched the breach of the building and theft of copper that was captured on the security camera via a smart phone and immediately contacted police, Grauf said.